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Protests in Kenya entered the a climax today as Kenya’s famous GenZ rallied against the Finance Bill 2024 which those against it say it’s going to make life difficult for Kenyans since it introduces very many taxes.
The protests today reached critical levels across several parts of Kenya and with in the capital Nairobi where protesters over powered police, setting police vehicles on fire and making their way to parliament where plenary was taking place to pass the bill to another stage.
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Despite random arrests of the protest leaders, thousands of Kenyans turned up from early in the morning to as they sought to air their discontent with the Bill which has been pushed to the final stage by the majority legislators. A total of 195 members of parliament passed the bill beating the other 106 who voted against it.
In an ill fated scene witnessed at the Parliamentary buildings, police opened fire at protesters who were making there way inside parliament and several of them are feared dead as ambulances are picking up bodies.
Members of parliament are still trapped inside the Kenyan parliament and the senate scampering for safety as the charged protesters have now set a section of parliamentary buildings on fire. These are said to have uprooted the Kenyan flags too.
Images shared through social media have shown bodies being up shortly after gunshots were heard emanating outside parliamentary buildings and with in. The protests are set to continue throughout the day but the situations continue growing tense.
This story is still being updated.
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